Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their acid strength.
Propan-1-ol, 2, 4, 6-trinitrophenol, 3-nitro-phenol, 3, 5-dinitrophenol, phenol, 4-methyl phenol.
Why has tertiary alcohol higher reactivity towards hydrogen halide compared to secondary and primary alcohols?
State what happens when isopropyl chloride is boiled with alcoholic potassium hydroxide solution.
Which electrophile is the attacking reagent when phenol and chloroform undergoes Reimer Tiemann reaction?
Write the structure of the major product and also label the product as 1°, 2° or 3° alcohol.
Name the enzymes which convert sucrose into glucose and fructose and finally into ethanol.
Lithium aluminium hydride is used as a reducing agent. It convert ketones into the corresponding alcohols. Whereas H2/Pt convert alkene to alkane. Thus product are;
Arrange the following compounds in order of increasing boiling points:
Penta-1-ol, butan-1-ol, butan-2-ol, ethanol, propan-1-ol, methanol.